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Old Couple Listening to Radio by Norman RockwellMay 20, 1922 Issue of The Saturday Evening Post
Old Couple Listening to Radio, this Norman Rockwell painting, appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post published May 20, 1922... This painting was Rockwell's forty-eighth overall picture featured on the cover of The Post and the fifth Rockwell cover in 1922. The Post featured a Rockwell illustration on its cover ten times in 1922. Old Couple Listening to RadioIn this painting, Norman Rockwell conveys two messages. The first is how much people enjoy being entertained. The second is the love of a woman for her husband. The old man in this illustration is listening intently to a program on the radio. We can safely assume that he is listening to the opera. At least that is what the newspaper in his lap says. He is using a new technology to enjoy the opera in the comfort of his own home. The label says "RADIO PHONE" with a stylized lightning bolt between the two words.
Old Couple Listening to Radio was only one of 322 Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post covers;
Here is the list of Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover illustrations.
Here is the complete list of all Norman Rockwell magazine covers. The look on his face expresses pure joy at the beauty of the sound and wonderment at the miracle of the technology. He may be a rural opera fan who has always longed to see and hear the opera and is now getting the chance to feel he is there. And then there is his wife. She is leaning behind him, her hands on his shoulders, enjoying his enjoyment. She is also straining to hear the show. She allows her husband to indulge himself, even though she would love to don the headphones herself.
Some things really are timeless. Just like Rockwell's art...
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